Keep the little finger and ring finger in the palm.
Have children hold a small sponge, folded tissue or coin in the palm with the little finger and ring finger. This keeps those fingers out of the way as the thumb, index, and middle fingers hold the pencil.
Use the rubber band trick.
Loop two rubber bands together. Place one around the wrist and the other around the pencil. This helps the pencil slant naturally in a child’s hand.
Tips for Grip
Have children hold a small sponge, folded tissue or coin in the palm with the little finger and ring finger. This keeps those fingers out of the way as the thumb, index, and middle fingers hold the pencil.
Loop two rubber bands together. Place one around the wrist and the other around the pencil. This helps the pencil slant naturally in a child’s hand.
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